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Food security issue is getting more attention in middle-income countries such as Tunisia after the revolution 2011, where many factors affecting its food security are multiplied. An econometric analysis of food security was done through the Vect[...]Article
The United Nations have set a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to halve food waste per capita by 2030. As a consequence, more and more countries have joined the fight against food waste: voluntary agreements are set up, policies are reconsider[...]Article
Carbon footprint (CF) labels on agri-food products represent one of the most important tools to convey information to consumers about the greenhouse gases emissions associated with their purchase behaviour. Together with the growing interest of [...]Article
Research on food waste reduction suggests that solutions aimed at reducing waste early in the consumption cycle are the most impactful. Based on this premise, food research labs and food manufacturers have started creating and selling foods made[...]Article
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted vulnerabilities in the agri-food system and wider society. The elderly, in particular, have been overrepresented in intensive care units. The resulting economic crisis and accelerating geopolitical shifts wi[...]Article
B. Matkovski ; D. Dokic ; S. Zekic ; Z. Jurjevic |The right to food is a fundamental one, and the optimization between human needs and available resources is a challenge in all countries. The main goal of this study is to find the factors that determine food security and to determine the level [...]Article
The performance of the EU food system during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic is examined in this article. The preliminary evidence from the early lockdown period in March to June 2020 supports the view that, apart from some experiences[...]Article
Among the Sustainable Development Objectives adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, is the 12th objective of Ensuring sustainable production and consumption patterns which aims to promote the efficient use of resources[...]Article
Food waste has become an area of increasing concern in recent years, since unsustainable food waste practices have been associated with a range of adverse environmental, economic and societal impacts. Food waste is a multi-sectoral issue and mus[...]Article
G.-R. Ladaru ; D.M. Ilie ; M.C. Diaconeasa ; I.L. Petre ; F. Marin ; V. Lazar |The behavior of vegetable consumption in the context of sustainable development has become a point of interest. Determining the barriers and the drivers for developing a sustainable consumption pattern, including food, should be a priority for e[...]Article
Food waste is a global issue with major environmental and socio-economic implications. The problem is even worse in Arab countries where tremendous amounts of food are wasted everyday. In this study, we engaged in an ethnographic journey documen[...]Article
Food waste is a significant problem and consumers tendency to reject misshapen produce has been identified as a key contributing factor. The current work investigates the implications of consumers incorporating aesthetic beauty into their proto[...]Article
Considering the current pandemic, in which changes in the food system and the relationship between food and society are under discussion, I take the opportunity with this editorial to offer some points for debate.Article
L. Laguna ; S. Fiszman ; P. Puerta ; C. Chaya ; A. Tarrega |This preliminary study describes the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on peoples interests, opinions, and behaviour towards food. Here, the evolution of peoples internet searches, the characteristics of the most watched YouTube videos, and[...]Article
In a context of increased world population and imbalanced access to resources, the concept of food waste has gained increased attention in the past years. The waste of food has a negative impact on the economy, the society and the environment. I[...]Article
The mass production and use of plastics over the past decades is now posing a threat to the environment due to increasing pollution. The industrial transition towards more sustainable plastic alternatives has already started, but the process wil[...]Article
R. Aldaco ; D. Hoehn ; J. Laso ; M. Margallo ; J. Ruiz-Salmon ; J. Cristobal ; R. Kahhat ; P. Villanueva-Rey ; A. Bala ; L. Batlle-Bayer ; P. Fullana-i-Palmer ; A. Irabien ; I. Vázquez-Rowe |Improving the food supply chain efficiency has been identified as an essential means to enhance food security, while reducing pressure on natural resources. Adequate food loss and waste (FLW) management has been proposed as an approach to meet t[...]Article
Economic development approaches are increasingly entailing local geographic scales and encouraging the mobilization and organization of territorial actors given local conditions and resources. Lebanon is a country facing frequent uncertainty wit[...]Article
La première phase de confinement de 2020 semble avoir été loccasion dune réflexion sur les modes de vie et de changement dans les pratiques quotidiennes. Par le processus dimmersion, il sagit ici détudier limpact du confinement sur les pra[...]Article
Despite food waste occurring along the entire food supply chain, a significant proportion occurs in domestic settings. Large quantities of domestic food waste have been attributable to consumer behaviors during buying, cooking, consumption, and [...]Article
A. Pelt ; R. Saint-Bauzel ; L. Barbier ; V. Fointiat |This action-research project conducted in partnership with French local public authorities aims at designing an intervention procedure to reduce food waste in households. To broach the complex problem of food waste reduction as a behavioral gap,[...]Article
Food systems and our ability to secure food and nutrition for current and future generations is challenged by population growth, climate change, resource depletion and pollution. The current agricultural and supply chain systems are one of the m[...]Article
P. Guarnaccia ; S. Zingale ; A. Scuderi ; E. Gori ; V. Santiglia ; G. Timpanaro |The alignment of food systems with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generally envisaged to make a positive impact on sustainability. This paper outlines some critical environmental and socio-economic indicators for Sicily in order to [...]Article
This paper analyzes the causes and effects of the COVID-19 crisis, with a specific focus on the food system. Food consumption and production has not only been impacted by the crisis, but it may have also contributed to causing the pandemic. Afte[...]Article
This introductory article presents the three main challenges faced in economics to issues raised by dietary models. The first part of this paper examines the dietary models that maximise the health profile of a population under various constrain[...]Article
H. Hamilton ; H. Hamilton ; R. Henry ; M. Rounsevell ; D. Moran ; F. Cossar ; K. Allen ; L. Boden ; P. Alexander |Globalised food supply chains are increasingly susceptible to systemic risks, with natural, social and economic shocks in one region potentially leading to price spikes and supply changes experienced at the global scale. Projections commonly ext[...]Article
As a result of the growing awareness of the need to prevent food waste, several initiatives have been launched in the last few years to reduce food waste generated across the food supply chain. However, the evaluation of food waste prevention in[...]Article
A. Thomas ; C. Lamine ; B. Allès ; Y. Chiffoleau ; A. Doré ; S. Dubuisson-Quellier ; M. Hannachi |We discuss in this paper the role of the economic and social organization in agriculture and the food industry, in relation with the Health-Agriculture-Food-Environment (HAFEN) concept. The aim is to better understand the potential impact of the[...]Article
B. Bajzelj ; T.E. Quested ; E. Röös ; R.P.J. Swannell |Food waste undermines long-term resilience of the global food system by aggravating ecosystem damage. The global community must therefore work to reduce the amount of food that gets wasted. However, we should be mindful of some potential conflic[...]Article
The aim of this study was to determine attitudes of consumers in the northwestern part of Turkey towards food waste behaviour. A structural equation model was used to analyze the attitudes and behaviour of consumers to food waste within the fram[...]